Jacob Farrer Sr1

M, #31059, b. 21 August 1614, d. 14 August 1677

Family 1: Grace Deane b. c 1611, d. c 1641

Family 2: Ann (?) b. 1620

  • Marriage*: Jacob Farrer Sr married Ann (?) w/2.1,5

Biography

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BaptismAug 21, 1614Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England3
MarriageNov 28, 1640Halifax, Yorkshire, England1,4
Marriagew/21,5
Immigrationcirca 1652Dedham, MA, USA, Keizer: from Woburn to Lancaster, 1653; Ann joined him in 1658; MLM: Jacob came from Lancashire, England, 1653, with children, Jacob, John, Henry, and Mary1,6,7,8,9
NoteMar 28, 1653Dedham, MA, USA, In the Dedham Historical Register, an agreement is made with the Farrar brothers to keep (teach) school for the town on10
Note1675During King Philip's war, he had two sons killed.5
Immigration1675Woburn, MA, USA, after the massacre at Lancaster with her parents to Woburn, MA1
NoteMar 11, 1675/76signed the "Humble Petition of the distressed people of Lancaster" to the government for assistance1
DeathAug 14, 1677Woburn, MA, USA11,1,6,5,8
AdministrOct 2, 1677to Ann Farrer and John Houghton and an Inventory was presented.12
EstateMar 27, 1682Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, "John Houghton admstrator to the estate of jacob ffarrer late of Lancaster deced, as priniciple, & John Seir of Woburn as his surety do acknowledge themselves to stand bound in ye penall sume of One hundred & fifty pounds sterl. by them to be forfeited & payd joyntly & severally to the Frer of the Coun. On Condiccon that said John Houghton shall truly admster upon the estate of the said Jacob ffarrer, and respond the same to the order of the Coun Court for Midd. when called thereunto. Before Tho: Danforth
John houghton John E. Seire his mark"13
EstateMar 27, 1682Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, His widow Ann and son in law John Houghton were appointed admistrators14,15,13
CourtApr 4, 1682"This court doth appoynt Ralph Houghton John Moore, Jonath: Prescott, & Thomas Wilder, or any three of them to be a Comittee, to make divission of the estate of Jacob ffarer senr deced. unto those concerned and to present wt they shall do hereein nto the next Court at Charlestown (at County Court Apr. 4. 1682) (See also No. 7290 files of Probate Court)13
DeedOct 6, 1697Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, The sons of his son Jacob, when they came of age, united in a deed of all the real estate inherited from their grandfather Jacob to their uncle, John Houghton; Keizer: John Houghton purchased all the Farrar lands in 17006,8,16
BiographyPer NEHGR v 95  Jacob was baptized at Heptonstall, York, England August 21 1614. John and Jacob Farrar were among the original proprietors of Lancaster, Ma, incorporated May 18 1653.  All who became inhabitants signed what they called a Covenant, for the better preserving 'of the purity of religion, and ourselves from the infection of error, not to distribute allotments or receive into the plantation as inhabitants, any excommunicant or otherwise profane and scandalous (known so to be) or any one notoriously erring against the doctrine and discipline of the churches, and the state and government of this Commonwealth.'  This was signed by John and Jacob Farrar Sept. 24 1653, and subsequently by those who were afterwards permitted to settle there.
During King Phillip's War, in 1675, Jacob had two sons killed.  The town was taken Feb 10, 1675, and most of the property destroyed by the Indians.  Jacob and his wife, his remaining son Joseph, and his daughter Mary with her husband, John Houghton, went to Woburn, where he died Aug. 14 1677. 
*Two men named John Haughton and Samuel Deane subscribed the Lancaster covenant on the same day (24 Sept. 1653) with John and Jacob Farrer.  both Haughton and Deane were doubtless relatives of the Farrer brothers.  the Deanes of Deane House in Midgley were near neighbors of the Farrers of Eawood, and had close associations with them before Jacob Farrer married Grace Deane, who was almost certainly one of the Midgley Deanes.

*THE ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF JACOB FARRER OF LANCASTER, MASS. By Liliam K.P. Farrar, A.B., M.D., of NYC
Recently the contributor of this article registered in His Majesty's College of Arms in London, England, a pedigree of seven generations, showing the descent of George Farrer of that part of Concord now Lincoln, Mass., from Henry Farrer of Ewood Hall, in the township of Midgley and parish of Halifax, Co. York, England, whose will was proved at York 26 nov. 1549. The documentary evidence which had of necessity to accompany the pedigree submitted to the Examiners of Pedigrees at the Herald's College formed an article entitled 'A Recorded Pedigree of the Farrers of Ewood' and published by Mr. Rowland Bretton, of Lightcliffe, Yorks, England, and published in the Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society for 1940.  It is upon this article that the following contribution is based. (Wills, proof of pedigree of Jacob Farrar back to Henry Farrer)

*The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer,by Lilian K. P. Farrar, A.B., M.D. NYC
Deposition of Mary (Platt)  Prescott, dated 1678.  The Testimoney of Mary Prescott (wife of John Prescott, the founder of Lancaster, Mass., was a native of Sowerby, Co. York, England, where four of her children were born and baptized.) aged 66 years or thereabout Sayth that the first wife of Jacob Farror Senr. late of Lancaster deceased lived with her uncle and she marrying contrary to his mind and so he would not giver her a portion but said he would give to her first child (which was Jacob Farror late deceased) the sume of forty pounds in mony:  and the said deponent hath often heard that sd Jacob Farror Senr received the same for the use of his Sone Jacob: when he came to New England;  that I can testifie upon oath  Mary Prescot  M p her marke  Witness John Tott  Mary Lacey


Name: JACOB FARRAR Sex: M Birth: 1614 in Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Death: 14 AUG 1687 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Christening: 21 AUG 1614 Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Change Date: 7 FEB 2002 Note:
Lancaster records and Annals of Lancaster MA by Henry Nourse

The children of Jacob Farrar Jr (who was Killed in Monaco's Indian Raid in Lancaster MA August 14, 1677) and Hannah Hayward who were, Jacob III and John (John was killed by Indians Aug 1707). Jacob Farrar and Hannah Hayward were married November 11, 1668 by Major Simon Willard.

NOTES for Jacob Farrar Sr... Jacob Farrar purchased land in Lancaster MA from his brother John Farrar.
"The Farrar brothers were from Lancashire. John after a brief stay here, went to Woburn, where he was admitted an inhabitant in 1656 and there died 'very old' in 1690.
John Houghton and wife Mary Farrar transferred the above house lot to George Glazier in March 1706." Annals of Lancaster page 257.
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"After the massacre, Jacob Farrar, with his wife and daughter Mary, who had married John Houghton, Junior, in 1672, fled to his relatives in Wobur[n, where he died Aug 14, 1677." Annals of Lancaster Page 282.
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Jacob Sr and Ann Farrar's son, Henry Farrar was also killed in an Indian Raid in Lancaster MA February 10, 1676.
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JOHN FARRAR's 6 children born in Woburn, MA. [Records never mentioned his wife's name or her death.]

Mary Farrar b: April 10, 1656 in Woburn MA
Jacob Farrar b: October 22, 1657 in Woburn MA d: Bet. 1678 - 1679 in Woburn MA
Isaac Farrar b: December 16, 1659 in Woburn MA d: December 30, 1659 in Woburn MA
Joanna Farrar b: April 9, 1661 in Woburn MA
Mercy Farrar b: April 1, 1663 in Woburn MA
Isaac Farrar b: August 1, 1671 in Woburn MA, married Mary Walcott April 29, 1696 in Salem MA
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Woburn marriages:
FARRAR: page 92
Ann Farrar and John Sears Nov 2, 1680… (She may be the widow of Jacob Sr)
Joanna Farrar and Robert Dale Nov 30, 1680
Hannah Farrar and John Wyman Dec 14, 1685
Deborah Farrar and Robert Fenton both of Woburn Feb 27, 1688
Isaac Farrar of Woburn and Mary Walcott of Salem at Salem April 29, 1696
Elizabeth Farrar and Job Curtis, both of Woburn July 2, 1868.
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Woburn Deaths
FARRAR p 65
Isaac s of John Dec 30, 1659
Jacob, Sen s of ____, Aug 14, 1677
Jacob s of ___ of small-pox, 1678 or 1678-9.
John s. of ___July 11, 1690
___d. of Isaac, March __, 1713.
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ID: I08977
Name: Jacob Farrar
Sex: M
Birth: BEF. 21 AUG 1614 in Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Death: 14 AUG 1677 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA or Aug. 14 1687
Note:
John and Jacob Farrar were among the original proprietors of Lancaster, Ma, incorporated May 18 1653. All who
became inhabitants signed what they called a Covenant, for the better preserving "of the purity of religion, and
ourselves from the infection of error, not to distribute allotments or receive into the plantation as inhabitants, any
excommunicant or otherwise profane and scandalous (known so to be) or any one notoriously erring against the
doctrine and discipline of the churches, and the state and government of this Commonwealth." This was signed by
John and Jacob Farrar Sept. 24 1653, and subsequently by those who were afterwards permitted to settle there.

During King Phillip's War, in 1675, Jacob had two sons killed. The town was taken Feb 10, 1675, and most of the
property destroyed by the Indians. Jacob and his wife, his remaining son Joseph, and his daughter Mary with her
husband, John Houghton, wnt to Woburn, where he died Aug. 14 1677.

Father: Jacob Farrar b: 1576 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Mother: Mary Houghton b: 1588 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Marriage 1 Grace Dean b: ABT. 1611 in Deane House, Midgley, Yorkshire, England
Married: 28 NOV 1640 in Halifax Parish, Yorks., England
Children
Jacob Farrar b: 3 SEP 1641 in Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England
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The Military Annals of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1740-1865: Including Lists of Soldiers Serving... -
by Henry Stedman Nourse - 1889 - 402 pages (fr. www.books.google.com)

Page 10.

ANNALS OF WARFARE.

Jacob Farrar, the head of a family noted for its many martyrs in Indian warfare, possessed a "Culliver Gun." In the property schedules of seven other Lancaster planters figure these ...3,17
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 10.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 9.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer": 7, 10.
  4. [S669] American Genealogist, Vol. 40, p. 27.
  5. [S600] Timothy Farrar Clary, Farrar Family, p. 3.
  6. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 7.
  7. [S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 59.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6.
  9. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 292.
  10. [S36] Letter, from Charles D. Anderson, Apr 21, 2003.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19.
  12. [S954] Mrs. Alice G. Busiel, Middlesex Probate Records - Busiel, p. 145.
  13. [S954] Mrs. Alice G. Busiel, Middlesex Probate Records - Busiel, p. 147.
  14. [S600] Timothy Farrar Clary, Farrar Family, p. 4.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 9.
  16. [S1085] Joseph Willard, Lancaster MA Hx - Willard, p. 28.
  17. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , THE ANCESTRY OF SALLY SLEEPER RUSSELL OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS (1919-1983): http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 13.

Ann (?)

F, #31060, b. 1620

Family: Jacob Farrer Sr b. 21 Aug 1614, d. 14 Aug 1677

Biography

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Birth1620Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Marriagew/21,2
Immigration1675Woburn, MA, USA, after the massacre at Lancaster with her parents to Woburn, MA1
Probate1Oct 2, 1677Middlesex Co., MA, USA, "Adminstraccon is granted to Ann Farrer and John Houghton on the estate of Jacob Farrer deced. And ye Ann presented an Inventory of the said estate on oath." Vol. 3, p. 1943
Administr1678"The Testimony of Mary Prescot aged 66 yeares or thereabout Sayth that the first wife of Jacob Farror Senr Late of Lantastr deceased lived with her uncle and she marrying Contrary to his mind and So he would not give her a portion but Said he would give to her firt child (which Was Jacob Farror late deceased) the Sume of forty pounds in mony: and the sd Deponent hath often heard that sd Jacob Farror Senr. received the same for the use of his Sone Jacob: when he came for New England: this I can testifie upon oath. Mary Prescot M P her marke Witness John Tott Mary Lacey"; "the deposisn of Stephen Gats aged about 44 years saith that I: being upon a tim at the house of Jacob Farar senr did ther hear a great dascishon in woords betwen him and his wife concarning his sons Jacob and hennery for shee would have had him to a send Jacob away and then did I: hear him say that if it pleased god that I: mak a will befor I: die that Jacob shall be the air of the hous and the land belonging to it this I: can safly say or tak an oth to Stephen Gats his marke";3
CourtMar 28, 1678Middlesex Co., MA, USA, "Jacob Farror Snr: The testemony of Ralph Houghton aged fifty foure yeares or thereabout and John Denver aged forty foure years or therabout say that at the request of Ann Farror relict widdow of Jacob Farror Senr late of Lancaster deceased: wee appraized the lands of the said Jacob Layeing within the township of Lancaster to the best of our rememberance at one hundred pounds or more: and that Jacob Farror Junr was rechoned amongst us to be the Eldest sone of the said Jacob Farror Senr and farther say not Taken upon oath the 28th of March 1678. Before me Daniel Gookin, Sen. Assistant"3,4
EstateMar 27, 1682Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, His widow Ann and son in law John Houghton were appointed admistrators5,6,7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 10.
  2. [S600] Timothy Farrar Clary, Farrar Family, p. 3.
  3. [S954] Mrs. Alice G. Busiel, Middlesex Probate Records - Busiel, p. 145.
  4. [S1260] New England Ancestors Website, online http://www.newenglandancestors.org, Sanborn, Melinde Lutz, comp. Middlesex County, Massachusetts Deponents, 1649-1700. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000-. Original data: Index to the Deponent Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts. Columbia Point, MA: Massachusetts Archives, 1930-.
  5. [S600] Timothy Farrar Clary, Farrar Family, p. 4.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 9.
  7. [S954] Mrs. Alice G. Busiel, Middlesex Probate Records - Busiel, p. 147.
  8. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 7.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 13.

Grace Deane

F, #31061, b. circa 1611, d. circa 1641

Family: Jacob Farrer Sr b. 21 Aug 1614, d. 14 Aug 1677

Biography

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Birthcirca 1611Deane House, Midgley, Yorkshire, England1
MarriageNov 28, 1640Halifax, Yorkshire, England2,3
Deathcirca 1641
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , THE ANCESTRY OF SALLY SLEEPER RUSSELL OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS (1919-1983): http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 10.
  3. [S669] American Genealogist, Vol. 40, p. 27.

Jacob Farrer1

M, #31062, b. 1584, d. between 31 March 1639 and 2 May 1639

Family: Mary Haughton b. 1588

Biography

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Birth1584Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England2
ResidenceSowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
MarriageApr 21, 1609Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England3
WillMar 31, 1639Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England4
Deathbetween Mar 31, 1639 and May 2, 1639Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England5
Probate1May 2, 1639Halifax, Yorkshire, England4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p.3-13.
  2. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Jan Verhaal, 9/1998.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 7, 9.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 5, 9.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 9.

Mary Haughton1

F, #31063, b. 1588

Family: Jacob Farrer b. 1584, d. bt 31 Mar 1639 - 2 May 1639

Biography

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Birth1588Halifax, Yorkshire, England3
MarriageApr 21, 1609Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England4
WillMar 31, 1639Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England5
LivingMar 31, 16391
DeathSowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 9.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Tonia Hannemann, Aug. 1, 2000.
  3. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Jan Verhaal, 9/1998.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 7, 9.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 5, 9.
  6. [S36] Letter, from Charles D. Anderson, Apr 21, 2003.

John Farrer1

M, #31064, b. 28 July 1611, d. 11 July 1690

Family: Joanna (?)

Biography

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BaptismJul 28, 1611Heptonstall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England2
Immigrationcirca 1652Dedham, MA, USA, Keizer: from Woburn to Lancaster, 1653; Ann joined him in 1658; MLM: Jacob came from Lancashire, England, 1653, with children, Jacob, John, Henry, and Mary3,4,5,6,7
NoteMar 28, 1653Dedham, MA, USA, In the Dedham Historical Register, an agreement is made with the Farrar brothers to keep (teach) school for the town on8
Immigration1656Woburn, MA, USA3
MarriageJun 29, 1657Woburn, MA, USA3,9
WillJun 29, 16873
DeathJul 11, 1690Woburn, MA, USA1,5
Children+7 children
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 9.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", 7, 9.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 10.
  4. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 7.
  5. [S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 59.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6.
  7. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 292.
  8. [S36] Letter, from Charles D. Anderson, Apr 21, 2003.
  9. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Jan Verhaal, 9/1998.

Joanna (?)1

F, #31065

Family: John Farrer b. 28 Jul 1611, d. 11 Jul 1690

Biography

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MarriageJun 29, 1657Woburn, MA, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 10.
  2. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Jan Verhaal, 9/1998.

John Sears1

M, #31066

Family: Ann (?) b. 1620

  • Marriage*: John Sears married Ann (?) on Nov 2, 1680 3/w, 2/h; MLM: Woburn VRs, 72:65.1,2,3,4

Biography

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Residencecirca 1680Woburn, MA, USA1
MarriageNov 2, 16803/w, 2/h; MLM: Woburn VRs, 72:651,2,3,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer", p. 10.
  2. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 7.
  3. [S600] Timothy Farrar Clary, Farrar Family, p. 4.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6, 9.

Ernest Arthur McClay1

M, #31067, b. 22 February 1863, d. 1933

Family: Mary Adeline Houghton b. 27 Aug 1859, d. 3 Nov 1936

Biography

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BirthFeb 22, 18631
Marriage
ResidenceWoodstock, Windsor Co., VT, USA
Death1933Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT, USA1
ResearchTed had: 1- Theodure, Plymouth NH, worked for electric Co., had 3 girls; 2 - Mary, had Ronald and Rita; 3 - Earl-Bernadette; Earl is one who stayed on the farm
ParentsSGustavius and Rozina McClay
BiographyThompson: He and Minnie lived on a farm outside of Woodstock, Vt. and had a sugar orchard of 600 trees. The property was in disrepair about 1990. Eileen and Stan stopped by but found nobody at home. A note requesting a phone call brought no response.

In the 1883-84 Business Directory of Woodstock (outside the incorporated town) he is on road 29, a farmer with 108 acres and 600 sugar trees.

From the 1900 census we note the two children and a farm laborer, Frank Good, in the household.

The 1910 census roll # 1618 page 302 has Ernest, Mary, plus the two children listed. They were married for 25 years and the ages are correct.

The 1920 federal census for Vt. listed residents as Ernest A., wife Mary A., daughter Mary E., son Edgar and a widowed sister (whose name was unclear on the next page of the film), Rosina M. Slocum, aged 71. Roll # 19, reference vol. 8, E D 159, sheet 4, line 47. DOB from LDS fiche # 8429.

By the time the 1930 census was taken it was just Ernest, his wife and sister.2
     
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Stan Thompson, June 21, 2002.
  2. [S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 26.

Edgar Forrest McClay

M, #31068, b. 23 January 1890, d. 27 September 1975

Family: Marion Pearl Bugbee b. 1903

Biography

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BirthJan 23, 1890Woodstock, VT, USA1
Marriage2
DeathSep 27, 1975Woodstock, VT, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 27.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Mary E. McClay

F, #31069, b. August 1886

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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BirthAug, 1886
Pedigree

Frederick Parker Thompson1

M, #31070, b. 13 May 1863, d. 1 April 1939

Family: Katherine Louise Houghton b. 3 Mar 1869, d. 15 May 1916

Biography

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BirthMay 13, 1863Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA2
OccupationBrattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, a number of firms including the Estey Organ Co.
Residence1890Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, a mechanic2
MarriageOct 16, 1890West Chesterfield, NH, USA2
DeathApr 1, 1939Medford, MA, USA, at home of his son, Frederick, 45 Myrtle St.
ObituaryObituary, with some errors, from unknown Vermont newspaper reads as follows:

"Thompson Rites Held
Body of Former Resident Brought Here from Medford, Mass.

Funeral services for Fred. P. Thompson, formerly a resident of Brattleboro many years, who died Monday in Medford, Mass., in the home of his son, F. P. Thompson, Jr., were held yesterday afternoon at the Mitchell Funeral Home on Putney Road.

Rev. Donald B. F. Hoyt, Pastor of All Souls Church, officiated. The bearers were Fred C. Sargent, Henry B. Allen, William H. Cudworth and Fred P. Thompson, Jr.
The body was entombed in Mitchell's receiving vault. Interment will be in the family lot in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Those who attended the funeral from out of town were his two sons, Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson of Belfast, Me., and Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Thompson, Jr., of Medford, Mass.

He was born in Guilford May 13, 1863, a son of Fred A. and Mary E. (Cummings)
Thompson. He graduated from the Brattleboro High School in 1882 and from
Eastman Business College in New York. His wife died in Brattleboro in 1916 and two years later he moved to Boston, where he was engaged in the milk business until 1925. He afterward worked as male nurse in private homes, retiring three years ago. A brother, George Thompson, died in Boston two years ago."

Fred and Kate are buried in Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro, lot #272.3
BurialProspect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, lot 2721
Biographyson of Frederick A. Thompson and Mary E. Cummings; he lived in the Boston area for 4 years then in Brattleboro VT for 21 years. Later, about 1917-18, he became an owner with brother George and son Frederick in a milk business in the Bowston area. They sold out to Hood Milk about 1930. Per 1919 Somerville MA city directory, he resided at 122 Highland Ave; was at 132 Boston AVe. in 1924 and 1925, listed as a milk dealer; 1927 as a driver; 1929 as a watchman rooming at 60 Bartlett; in 1933, an attendant rooming at 220 Schools St; later he roomed near Haines Square, Medford, a few blocks from son Fred.

He worked for a number of firms in Brattleboro, including the Estey Organ Co and at least one other business in the same field. Lived in the Boston area for 4 years, then returned to Brattleboro for 21 years. Later, about 1917/18, he became an owner with brother George and son Frederick in a milk business in the Boston area. They sold out to Hood Milk about the mid-1920s. Young Fred continued to work for Hood as a route delivery man and as a mixer at the ice cream plant until retirement.

Married in West Chesterfield, N.H. by Rev F.W. Sprague, assisted by Rev. H.B. Morgan of Brattleboro per notation in Oct 17 issue of "Vt. Phoenix".

The 1900 census lists his family at Green Street, Brattleboro, and included his wife, both sons and his widowed mother.

Per 1919 city directory Somerville, Ma. he resided 122 Highland Ave., was at 132 Boston Ave. in 1924 and 1925, listed as a milk dealer. 1927 listing was as a driver, 1929 was as a watchman rooming at 60 Bartlett, 1933 an attendant rooming at 220 Schools St. Later he roomed near Haines Square (later renamed Stevens Sq.), Medford - just a few blocks from son Fred and his family.

He died at son Fred's home, 45 Myrtle St., Medford, just minutes after Fred had left for work. His daughter-in-law, Louise, was with him and his last words were "Louise, don't be afraid".3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 73.
  2. [S597] Oran E. Randall, Chesterfield NH Hx, p.
  3. [S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 28.

Ellen May Cheney1

F, #31071, b. 18 September 1879, d. 23 March 1937

Family: Frank Leslie Houghton b. 31 Aug 1872, d. 22 Nov 1930

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 18, 1879Orange, VT, USA, age 31 in 1910 census; age 39 in 1920 census; age, MA, 50 in 1930 census2
MarriageJul 1, 1902Whitingham, VT, USA, age 293
1910 Census1910Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 36, farmer; and sister in law Cecil M. Heald, 27; and nephew and nieces Jean, Faith, William Heals4
1920 Census1920Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 47, farmer; and Flora B. Cheney, 63, VT and William C. Heald, nephew, 13, VT5,6
1930 Census1930Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 57, a dairy farmer7
Residence1937Guilford, VT, USA2
DeathMar 23, 1937Guilford, VT, USA, age 57-6-5, of cerebral hemorrhage [informant, Fred B. Cheney of Brattleboro]2
BurialChesterfield West Cemetery, W. Chesterfield, VT, USA, same lot as Calvin M. Houghton8
ParentsDWales A. Cheney, b. MA and Flora Brown, b. VT2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
  2. [S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Whitingham, VT, p. 1672: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: T624_1618; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 250;
    line 8, dwl 173.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Windham Co., VT, Film 878, Box 13, Vol. 13, E.D. 115, Sh. 7, Ln. 64.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: T625_1876; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 115; line 64, dwl 165-169.
  7. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 2432; Page: 134 ; Enumeration District: 11; sheet 6A; line 11, dwl 132-134.
  8. [S415] E-mail 1998, Stanley Thompson.

Frederick Stanley Thompson

M, #31072, b. 12 September 1893, d. 5 September 1979

Family 1: Agnes Louise Siegel b. Mar 1887, d. 15 Apr 1925

Family 2: Hughena Louise MacIntosh b. 3 Jun 1906, d. 10 Dec 1984

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 12, 1893Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA
MarriageApr 10, 1918Somerville, MA, USA
MarriageOct 9, 1927Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA
OccupationHe continued to work for Hood Milk after he and father sold out to them as a route delivery man and as a mixer in the ice cream plant until retirement.
DeathSep 5, 1979Stoneham, MA, USA
BurialPuritan Lawn Memorial Park, W. Peabody, Essex Co., MA, USA1
BiographyThompson: Graduated Brattleboro High School and studied law with a local attorney but did not complete the process. An improperly healed foot injury disqualified him for military service in WW I, and he was discharged after only a few days in uniform.

Per city directories of Somerville, Ma. he was in the milk business and boarded at 401 Highland Ave in 1920, and later the same year he was listed with first wife, Agnes, at 122 Highland Ave. In 1924 they were at 132 Boston Ave. but he was alone in 1925 and 1926, and in 1927 he was listed as a student. This must have been when he was still delivering milk to earn a living and studying at Mass. College of Osteopathy. He completed the program successfully but did not have the resources to set up a practice. His gentle disposition and calm, laid-back personality, would have made for a good bedside manner.

In his younger days he enjoyed good clothes and supposedly wore the first spats in Brattleboro. He also was among the earliest to have a car. Brother-in-law Fred Haartz, in the insurance field, is said to have obtained a low-number Mass. license plate #99325 for him about 1929, and in 2003 daughter Jeanne still has the same number.

He rarely showed much emotion but did have a wry sense of humor. As an example, he seldom gave compliments but was quite slick with gentle digs such as telling wife Louise that she had "good luck with that" when an extra-tasty meal was presented.

Fred met Louise on a blind date New Year's Eve 1926 and we are fortunate to have the note which he sent her January 3, 1927 to her Boston address of Suite 2, 1167 Boylston Street:
My dear Miss MacIntosh,
No doubt you are hoping that I will not annoy you very soon but since you very kindly promised I could call around some evening I am going to take advantage of that favor.
I sincerely hope you are rested up from your New Year's party and also that Mary Ann's feet are not causing any trouble.
Will it be convenient to you if I call around at Suite 2 on Wednesday of this week? This is just an arbitrary appointment and the hour - well say about 7:30 to 7:40 P.M. That accounts for the place, the time, and the girl of course.
If this is not convenient for you please call me at Som 1273R or Back Bay 8377, otherwise I will be there on time.
Very sincerely

Fred'k S. Thompson

As newlyweds they lived in an apartment on Peterborough Street in Boston, only a couple of city blocks away from Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox. Later, they rented houses at four different locations in Medford before buying a home at 114 Granite Street in Malden, at the end of 1946. They lived there about 20 years, until it made sense to make the move into a senior citizen building only 1/4 mile away, at the edge of Maplewood Square.

At some point in the 1920's he and his father had sold to Hood Milk Co. the business they had owned together with his dad's brother, uncle George E. Thompson. Fred continued as a route deliveryman for many years and then transferred into the ice cream plant where he was a mixer until retirement. Even then he worked at a variety of part time jobs until slowly deteriorating health convinced him to relax 100%. SS # 013 03 1949.

He had been brought up with typical strictness and moral values of the times, including respect for one's obligations to society and to family. Nobody outside his immediate family group was aware that he accepted the responsibility of paying the funeral costs of his brother, George. On a milkman's income, while raising three children, he found a way to pay off that debt a few dollars per year. Family honor was important to Fred.

Fred and Louise made annual visits to Brattleboro, often attending high school reunions. The year of his 60th reunion he was one of a dozen out of sixteen surviving class members who returned.

The following quotation from Chateaubriand's Memoirs was read at his services:
The trees which I have planted here are thriving.
They were once so small that I provided them with shade when I stood between them and the sun.
Now, giving their shade back to me, they protect my old age as I have protected
their youth.

Both he and Louise are buried at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, W. Peabody, Ma., lot P-188-2.1

Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 32.

Agnes Louise Siegel

F, #31073, b. March 1887, d. 15 April 1925

Family: Frederick Stanley Thompson b. 12 Sep 1893, d. 5 Sep 1979

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar, 1887Westphalia, Germany
MarriageApr 10, 1918Somerville, MA, USA
DeathApr 15, 1925Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA
BurialN. Adams Cemetery, N. Adams, MA, USA
Pedigree

Hughena Louise MacIntosh

F, #31074, b. 3 June 1906, d. 10 December 1984

Family: Frederick Stanley Thompson b. 12 Sep 1893, d. 5 Sep 1979

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 3, 1906Piedmont, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
MarriageOct 9, 1927Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA
DeathDec 10, 1984Stoneham, MA, USA
BiographyThompson:
Her marriage is listed in the family Bible although husband's name not given.

She disliked her first name and was always known as "Louise" or "Lou". Raised on a farm in Nova Scotia without indoor running water or bathroom facilities and with most of her formal education gained in a one-room schoolhouse, she and her siblings grew up with a solid background of what was right and what was not. They all became fine people who respected others for their merits and each is a good example of genuinely nice, down-to-earth folks whom anybody would be proud to know. Of course, they aren't quite perfect -- they have never learned to cook beef on the rare side!

As a teen-ager she worked at the MacDonald Brothers store in Merigomish, which had been in existence from the early 1800s. Nobody seems to know its origins but Fred Smith operated it from 1888 to 1919, when he sold out to John William MacDonald and his brother Frank. Harry and his brother Norval bought the store from their father in 1947 and Harry ran it from 1974 to 1997 before retiring.

Short and sturdy, Louise had a more outgoing personality than husband Fred. Her formal schooling in Nova Scotia had been limited to grammar schools but her family's concern for learning and music plus natural intelligence put her on a par with contemporaries with a much more comprehensive education. She also inherited a family tendency toward premature grey hair and was white from her late-thirties.

She came to the States by train in the late Spring of 1925, traveling with the Walter Smith family. Sister Chris Haartz and two of her mother's sisters, Aunt Bella Graham and Auntie Lou Hunter, were among family already in the Boston area. Brother Charlie also settled in Massachusetts and years later sister Gertude Sutherland would come to the States and end up in California. She met future husband Fred Thompson at a New Year's Eve party 1926 and they must have clicked right away since he wrote 2 days later to request another meeting. At the time she was a waitress, living in Boston, and he was studying Osteopathy while working a milk route in the family business. At age 35 she became a naturalized citizen, 25 May 1942, cert. #5551848.

Louise loved music of almost every description, having learned the piano keyboard on the family's foot-pump organ and from growing up in the home of a father who led a church choir for decades. She enjoyed listening to opera, the radio concerts featuring melodic tunes from operettas, the beloved Boston Pops, traditional hymns and even most of the contemporary music of her day. Her affinity for music was passed along to both Jeanne and Paul, and each has skills as a vocalist as well as in playing an instrument.

Another pastime was card playing and for many years she was one of 8 auction bridge and whist club members of an informal neighborhood group. Later, when the children got to college age and began to learn contract bridge, she and sister Chris Haartz would play auction against their sons Stanley and Ted Haartz, who were bidding contract in the same game.

Many of the outside social contacts came from church activities. While living in Medford, she began to go to the Universalist Church, and continued to attend there even after moving to neighboring Malden in late 1946. As a part time clerk at the Gilchrist department store in Medford Square, she enjoyed both the time it gave her outside the confines of the home as well as the contact with many different faces each day. A group of co-workers went to a luncheon once a month and that was an event she really enjoyed, partly because eating out was a rare luxury while the children were being raised, and she grew to like all of the lunch group as friends away from the workplace. It was at one of their lunches that she had her first-ever glass of wine and she came to enjoy an occasional cocktail at special events.

Perhaps her greatest enjoyment was the summer vacations at a rental cottage on Cape Cod. Usually the house was shared with assorted children and grandchildren, dogs included. The beach was within walking distance and the water was warm. Husband Fred would simply slide into the gentle waves and float with only a small cloud of smoke from his cigar to mark his location. Another happy time was her only trip to California, in the fall of 1983. She visited the San Francisco Bay area and then spent time with Gertrude & Stan. Since Gertrude was working, daughter Joy, then pregnant with Jennifer, acted as driver and tour director. Both treasured that time together.

She did not have an easy childhood. Imagine in today's world a growing child with only one pair of shoes per year. She and others in her family always left home properly dressed but learned to conserve the shoes by hiding them in a dry spot enroute to school and retrieving them on the way home! It was also common in those days for young teen-age daughters to spend time with a neighbor or relative who needed household help, and, at the same time, learning to cook and sew and care for others. Her parents instilled the values of honesty, decency, hard work and accepting ones fellow man at face value. Louise left her own imprint on the family beyond words, as evidenced by the number of grandchildren carrying her name.

She requested that the following poem be read at her services. Radio host Dave Maynard had read it on the air and she received a copy from the station.

MARY FRYE'S POEM FOR PENNY

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP,
I AM NOT THERE, I DO NOT SLEEP.
I AM IN A THOUSAND WINDS THAT BLOW,
I AM IN THE SOFTLY FALLING SNOW.
I AM THE GENTLE SHOWERS OF RAIN,
I AM THE FIELDS OF RIPENING GRAIN.

I AM IN THE MORNING HUSH,
I AM IN THE GRACEFUL RUSH
OF BEAUTIFUL BIRDS IN CIRCLING FLIGHT,
I AM THE STARSHINE OF THE NIGHT.

I AM IN THE FLOWERS THAT BLOOM,
I AM IN THE QUIET ROOM,
I AM THE BIRDS THAT SING,
I AM IN EACH LOVELY THING.

DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND CRY,
I AM NOT THERE. I DO NOT DIE.1



Burial1984Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, W. Peabody, Essex Co., MA, USA
ParentsDThomas Robert MacIntosh and Margaret "Maggie" Johanna Cumming1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 32.

Stanley Louis Thompson

M, #31075, b. 20 July 1928

Family: Marieileen Lisette Jourdan b. 12 Sep 1928

Biography

Corresponded with authorY
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthJul 20, 1928Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA
MarriageAug 29, 1952Oakland, NJ, USA
Addressbetween 1998 and 200518 Irwin Place, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Stanley: ETompson2@worldnet.att.net
AddressOct, 2007"Eileen Thompson"
BiographyUpon graduation from Medford High School received one of five regional scholarships from Charles H. Hood Dairy foundation. Graduated from Tufts College 1950.

Two years U. S. Army 31 Jan 1951-31 Jan 1953, corporal and company personnel clerk of Hqs. Co, 79th Engr. Construction Group, Ft. Belvoir, Va. Was national sales manager for several divisions of William Dixon , Inc. of Newark, N. J. and its subsequent parent, Grobet File Co. of America, Inc. of Carlstadt, N. J. Retired 30 Sep 1994.

For their 50th anniversary, Eileen and Stan organized a family reunion on Cape Cod, the area where they had honeymooned. All five living children & spouses and their ten grandchildren, plus many other relatives and long-time friends were present for this memorable event.1
ContributnStanley and Eileen Thompson contributed much of the genealogy of of Calvin M. Houghton
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 32.

Marieileen Lisette Jourdan

F, #31076, b. 12 September 1928

Family: Stanley Louis Thompson b. 20 Jul 1928

Biography

Corresponded with authorY
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthSep 12, 1928Jersey City, NJ, USA
MarriageAug 29, 1952Oakland, NJ, USA
Addressbetween 1998 and 200518 Irwin Place, Hazlet, NJ, USA, Stanley: ETompson2@worldnet.att.net
AddressMay, 1998EThompson@worldnet.att.net
BiographyBorn Fairmount Private Hospital, Jersey City, NJ

Five years after her birth, Eileen's parents purchased a home in Bogota, N.J. and, after high school graduation, she became a train and bus commuter into New York City, working first for a bank, later as a legal secretary.

After marrying and starting a family, she and Stan bought a house in Hazlet, Monmouth County, N.J. Eileen was a Brownie leader for a number of years, and eventually was a county official with the Girl Scouts. She was a volunteer at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank and at Monmouth County Historical Association, where she became assistant librarian. Later she was acting librarian but decided to retire rather than commit to longer hours and a full-time schedule. More recently, she has taken on special research projects for the Association as a volunteer once again, and she accepts a limited number of genealogy or special investigative searches for private clients.

Beyond this, she devotes many hours to researching her own ancestors and Stan's, as well. Travel to areas where family once lived has been an enjoyable pastime, while the discovering and meeting of a number of her previously unknown living relatives has been a major source of satisfaction.

Eileen has always had an interest in plants and has a wealth of knowledge about both indoor house plants and outside garden varieties. In addition, her artist's eye is an asset in matching colors, patterns and accessories for home decoration. Many friends have relied upon her for advice about changes in their homes.1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1358] Stanley L. Thompson, Word Document, Sent to me by Stanley Thompson; 41 pp., p. 32.

Charles Brian James Thompson

M, #31077, b. 16 October 1954

Family: Aniko Eva Szabo b. 25 Jan 1959

  • Divorce*: Charles Brian James Thompson and Aniko Eva Szabo were divorced.
  • Marriage*: Charles Brian James Thompson married Aniko Eva Szabo on Dec 17, 1981 at Aberdeen, NJ, USA.

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 16, 1954Newark, NJ, USA
Divorce
MarriageDec 17, 1981Aberdeen, NJ, USA
Pedigree

Aniko Eva Szabo

F, #31078, b. 25 January 1959

Family: Charles Brian James Thompson b. 16 Oct 1954

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Divorce
BirthJan 25, 1959Budapest, Hungary
MarriageDec 17, 1981Aberdeen, NJ, USA
Biographydau. of Joseph Szabo and Magdolida (Eva) Szakor
Pedigree

Brian Michael Walter Thompson

M, #31079, b. 16 May 1982

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 16, 1982Long Branch, NJ, USA
Pedigree

Patricia Anne Lisette Thompson

F, #31080, b. 6 June 1957

Family: Robert Michael Tansey b. 1954

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun 6, 1957Newark, NJ, USA
MarriageOct 23, 1982Middletown, NJ, USA
Divorce
Pedigree